Linda's review
Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris
This book was recommended to me after we made a trip to France. It takes place during WW II in Brittany where the Germans occupied the province. It is not a "happy" read, but it is intrigueing and the characters are vividly protrayed. The story focuses on the story of a war-widowed French woman raising her 3 children. She sufffers from a mental malady that alienates her from her children. Her children befriend a German soldier who frequents their village, which, of course, is forbidden behavior. It has some interesting twists and turns - I really couldn't put it down.
